1diff --git a/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh b/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh
2index 7ca82d42db6cd462c673ebaffa1bdbf78e852fe1..1856ba631513f38cf6ce080dd56cd1405544ae6a 100644
3--- a/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh
4+++ b/autoswitch_virtualenv.plugin.zsh
5@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ function disable_autoswitch_virtualenv() {
6 # immediately removes itself from the zsh-hook.
7 # This seems important for "instant prompt" zsh themes like powerlevel10k
8 function _autoswitch_startup() {
9- local python_bin="${AUTOSWITCH_DEFAULT_PYTHON:-python}"
10+ local python_bin="${AUTOSWITCH_DEFAULT_PYTHON:-python3}"
11 if ! type "${python_bin}" > /dev/null; then
12 printf "WARNING: python binary '${python_bin}' not found on PATH.\n"
13 printf "zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv plugin will be disabled.\n"